# Northwoods Airport (72MI)

**Northwoods Airport** (FAA: 72MI) is a small airport in Watersmeet, Michigan, United States. It opened in Oct 1978. It has one runway, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/72mi

## At a glance

- FAA: 72MI
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Watersmeet, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Oct 1978
- Elevation: 1,642 ft / 501 m
- Coordinates: 46.2859, -89.2775
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Menominee
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35284819
- Weather station: KLNL
- Ident: 72MI

## Timeline

- Oct 1978: Northwoods Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 094° / 274° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 1,642 ft / 501 m | =10,944 of 43,403 | =4,786 in North America | =3,621 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [1WN5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1wn5.md) Simons Airfield · 9.3 mi / 15 km
- [KLNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klnl.md) Kings Land O' Lakes Airport · 9.6 mi / 16 km
- [KBDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdj.md) Boulder Junction Payzer Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [EGV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegv.md) Eagle River Union Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [D25](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kd25.md) Manitowish Waters Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [6Y9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6y9.md) Prickett-Grooms Field · 31 mi / 50 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/72mi/data